Dark Horse Comics Solicitations for April 2008

Here is a look at Dark Horse Comics' assortment of comics related to Futureal Studio for April 2008. This listing is offered to inform our visitors of the current whereabouts of our associates.

ABE SAPIEN: THE DROWNING #3 (of 5)

Writer: Mike Mignola
Artist: Jason Shawn Alexander
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover: Mike Mignola

With his companions dead and the island of Saint Sebastien overwhelmed by the stuff of nightmares, Abe struggles to stay alive as he fights his way toward the eye of the storm—and the monster that hides within.

Written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and featuring the haunting art of Jason Shawn Alexander (Damn Nation, The Secret, The Escapists), Abe Sapien: The Drowning is the story of Hellboy mainstay Abe Sapien's first solo adventure.

There is just one word for Alexander's art: amazing." -Silver Bullet Comics

On sale April 2 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

B.P.R.D.: 1946 #4 (of 5)

Writers: Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart
Artist: Paul Azaceta
Colorist: Nick Filardi
Cover: Mike Mignola

With the body count rising, Bruttenholm and his allies race to track down the missing subjects of Project Vampir Sturm before they can be unleashed on the world.

Written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart (Violent Messiahs, Swamp Thing, Conan and the Midnight God) and drawn by Paul Azaceta (Grounded), B.P.R.D.: 1946 chronicles the first investigation of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense in the ruins of post-World War II Berlin.

B.P.R.D. year one!

On sale April 9 24 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #13

Writer: Drew Goddard
Artists: Georges Jeanty and Andy Owens
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover: Georges Jeanty
Variant Cover: Jon Foster

Drew Goddard (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alias, Lost, and the writer of Cloverfield), continues his story arc "Wolves at the Gate," which has Buffy and the gang fighting a team of ber vamps in Tokyo. In order to better understand their mysterious new foes, Xander must recruit an old ally to join in their cause to defeat this new danger.

Joss Whedon continues as executive producer, Georges Jeanty (The American Way) as series artist, with Jon Foster on covers.

Written by acclaimed television scribe Drew Goddard!

On sale April 2 40 pg, FC, $2.99 US

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER VOL. 2: NO FUTURE FOR YOU TPB

Writers: Brian K. Vaughan and Joss Whedon
Artists: Georges Jeanty, Cliff Richards and Andy Owens
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover: Jo Chen

When a rogue debutant Slayer begins to use her power for evil, Giles is forced to recruit the rebellious Faith, who isn't exactly known for her good deeds. Giles offers Faith a clean slate if she can stop this snooty Slayer from wreaking total havoc-that is, if Buffy doesn't beat her to it.

Georges Jeanty (The American Way) remains at the top of his game as series artist, and Whedon continues as Executive Producer in this direct follow-up to Season Seven of the smash-hit TV series.

Eisner award-winning writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina) tackles Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight.

Collecting issue #6-10 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series.

Executive produced by Buffy creator Joss Whedon.

On sale June 4 120 pg, FC, $15.95 US

CONAN: BORN ON THE BATTLEFIELD TPB

Writer: Kurt Busiek
Artist and Cover: Greg Ruth

Writer Kurt Busiek and artist Greg Ruth team up to give you the story of Conan's early life, from his birth on a Cimmerian battlefield to his coming-of-age as a warrior in the pivotal Battle of Venarium. Sewing the seeds of the Barbarian's momentous career, this chronicle of Conan's youthful conquests—both martial and carnal—also showcases master storytellers Busiek and Ruth's work at its finest.

"[Ruth's art] is gorgeous to look at, conveying a different but equally lush vision of Cimmeria and the rest of Hyborea." - The Fourth Rail

Collects Conan #8, 15, 23, 32, 45, 46.

On sale June 18 128 pg, FC, $17.95 US

FEAR AGENT: HATCHET JOB VOL. 4 TPB

Writer: Rick Remender
Artist: Jerome Opea
Colorist: Michelle Madsen

Abandoned in deep space, near death, and with no hope of rescue, Heath learns the cost of crossing the nefarious pirates of the Centurion Nebula. Back on the moon base a mysterious figure from Heath's past arrives as a harbinger of more hard days for humanity.

Combining the aesthetic elements of all three of the genres that made EC comics the high water mark of sequential storytelling: science fiction, war, and horror!

On sale June 18 128 pg, FC, $14.95 US

THE GOON #23

Writer and Artist: Eric Powell
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover: Eric Powell

Goon must uncover the true identity of the mysterious man that hounds his every step in Eric Powell's Eisner Award-winning series The Goon. Meanwhile, Mirna looks for a fresh start in a new town, but it's a rocky beginning when memories of her brother's death take her to gloomy places.

The fun, mystery, intrigue and adventure continue with the critically acclaimed series The Goon!

"Eric Powell's great series The Goon deftly combines lowbrow humor with unexpected emotional depth in its ongoing story of a big, not-so-dumb guy who does battle with zombies in a town seemingly dreamt up by Tom Waits." –The Onion A.V. Club

On sale April 9 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

INDIANA JONES OMNIBUS VOL. 2 TPB

Writers: Pat McGreal, David Rawson, Gary Gianni, Lee Marrs, Elaine Lee and Karl Kesel
Artists: Ken Hooper, Gary Gianni, Leopoldo Duranona, William Simpson, Dan Spiegle, Paul Guinan, Karl Kesel, Stan Woch, Eric Shanower and Eduardo Barreto
Colorists: John Wilcox, Alex Wald, Perry McNamee, Frank Lopez, Elaine Lee and Bernie Mireault
Letterers: Clem Robins, Bill Spicer, Carrie Spiegle and Pat Brosseau
Cover: Dave Dorman

Excitement and danger follow Dr. Henry Jones Jr. around the globe in this collection of classic, long-out-of-print stories! From Greece to Germany, the South Pacific to the seas of the Vikings, his race against the Nazis to recover artifacts like the Golden Fleece, the Philosopher's Stone, or the Spear of Destiny will run him afoul of legendary monsters, ancient cults, and armies of the undead! Undeniably thrilling, these are the stories that define the meaning of adventure.

Collects Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece #1-2, Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil, Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix #1-4, Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny #1-4, Indiana Jones and the Sargasso Pirates #1-4.

On sale June 25 384 pg, FC, $24.95 US

LOBSTER JOHNSON: IRON PROMETHEUS VOL. 1 TPB

Writer: Mike Mignola
Artist: Jason Armstrong
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Cover: Mike Mignola

After years of captivating fans from the pages of Hellboy and B.P.R.D., the pulp-style adventures of Lobster Johnson take the limelight in this collection of the Lobster's first solo series. Written and featuring a cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and drawn by Jason Armstrong (Ferro City, The Sensational Spider-Man), Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus is a wild ride full of fearsome monsters, mad scientists, and threats from the world beyond.

Collects Lobster Johnson: Iron Prometheus #1-5, sketchbook section, plus The Secret History of Lobster Johnson.

"This is pure pulp action-adventure fun. It's like Indiana Jones meets the Rocketeer meets the Shadow meets Doc Savage" -Wizard Magazine

On sale June 18 140 pg, FC, $17.95 US

PIGEONS FROM HELL #1 (of 4)

Writer: Joe R. Lansdale
Artist: Nathan Fox
Colorist: Dave Stewart

Joe R. Lansdale puts a new spin on an old classic with this four-part adaptation of master-storyteller Robert E. Howard's classic tale of terror Pigeons from Hell. Set in the deep south, Pigeons tells the story of a damned house with a wicked past whose vile form casts a shadow of death on all who dare to enter. At dusk, as the sun slumps below the horizon, scores of pigeons can be seen flocking from the house in waning sunlight. The pigeons, they say, are the souls of the damned escaping from the very bowels of Hell itself.

Joe R. Lansdale (author of such works as Bubba Ho-Tep, The Nightrunners, and The Drive-In) is no stranger to comics, having worked on Batman, The Lone Ranger, Jonah Hex, and Robert E. Howard's Conan. He is joined by comics newcomer Nathan Fox. Together Lansdale and Fox are a powerhouse of visual storytelling, perfectly suited for the dark and dismal world of Robert E. Howard's horror classic Pigeons from Hell.

Legendary horror aficionado Joe R. Lansdale puts a new spin on an old classic!

On sale April 16 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US

SERENITY: BETTER DAYS #2 (of 3)

Writers: Joss Whedon and Brett Matthews
Artist: Will Conrad
Colorist: Michelle Madsen
Cover: Adam Hughes

Joss Whedon returns to the world of his blockbuster film Serenity—and his 2005 bestselling miniseries Those Left Behind—with the three-issue comics series Better Days.

The second issue of Serenity: Better Days, follows Mal and his rag-tag crew on a short-lived vacation, where they explore their fantasies and confront long-forgotten enemies.

Whedon reunites with Brett Matthews (Lone Ranger) and Will Conrad (Conan and the Midnight God), his collaborators on Those Left Behind. Adam Hughes joins the team for covers.

Front covers by the critically acclaimed Adam Hughes.

Prequel series to the blockbuster film Serenity by Joss Whedon.

On sale April 9 40 pg, FC, $2.99 US

USAGI YOJIMBO #111

Writer and Artist: Stan Sakai

Rabbit ronin Usagi and the bounty hunter Gen rescue a young girl without realizing it, only to find themselves the target of her captors, in this first part of a new story!

Traveling through the countryside together, Usagi and Gen cross paths with another intriguing wanderer: a female gambler nicknamed "The Whip," who journeys across the land with a unique and mysterious mission. When The Whip meets a young girl at a gambling den who was sold into slavery by her destitute father, she determines to set the girl free. Unable to buy the girl from her owner, The Whip kidnaps her. The next morning, Usagi and Gen awake to a surprise—the girl has been left in their care, and they're surrounded by irate gamblers thirsty for blood!

"Usagi is a comic book series done right, and everyone should be reading this."
—silverbulletcomicbooks.com

On sale April 23 24 pg, B&W, $2.99 US